Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Ultrasonographic appearance of intra-abdominal granuloma secondary to retained surgical sponge.
- Journal:
- Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association
- Year:
- 2001
- Authors:
- Maï, W et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of diagnositc imaging · France
Plain-English summary
This report talks about a dog and a cat that both had a surgical sponge left inside their bodies after surgery. They showed some general signs of illness, but nothing specific. Vets used physical exams, ultrasound imaging, and tests on cells from the mass to find an abdominal lump that looked like a granuloma, which is a type of inflammation. The sponge was surgically taken out, and tests confirmed that the lumps were indeed granulomas caused by the retained sponge. Both animals had similar findings on their ultrasound scans.
Abstract
This report describes two animals (one dog and one cat) with a retained surgical sponge. Both had nonspecific clinical signs. Clinical examination, ultrasonography and cytologic examination were used to identify an abdominal mass compatible with a granuloma. The lesions were surgically removed and confirmed histologically as granulomas secondary to a retained sponge. The ultrasonographic appearance was very similar in both animals.
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